that's merrill edge and bank of america. >>> crisis in ukraine. we want to once again welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. let's turn to a potential case of revenge politics. russian lawmakers are not going to allow a bill that would allow moscow to con physical kate the assets of american and european countries there. the russian retaliation could have a small impact on the united states. russian interests make up 1% of america trade. europe, on the other hand, has far more to lose since the post soviet area. in the first nine months of last year, the european union imported more than $200 billion worth of goods from russia. cnn's phil black is our correspondent in moscow. is there really an appetite for sanctions that could end up punishing both sides, the russian side, the european side, including the united states? >> wolf, at the moment, this is a draft before russia's parliament. it is unclear how much support it has. this sort of move does fit recent history. recently, when russia ha